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Meet the 2024 All-Livingston County Baseball Team

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Meet the 2024 All-Livingston County Baseball Team

It was the year of the catcher in Livingston County baseball.

If we had limited the All-Livingston County first team to just one catcher, we would not have been able to assemble a representative group of players from the region this spring, especially if players with less impressive resumes had been transferred to fill positions.

So three players who were primarily catchers made the first team. To be technical: Hartland junior Brayden Crowe took an infield slot because he played third base a few times, while Brighton senior Carter Gregg got the utility tag even though he was strictly a catcher.

Pinckney junior Evan McGlothin was slated to be the first-team catcher after being named to the Division 2 all-state first team.

Brighton, which made the longest postseason run by reaching the regional final, leads the county with four first-team picks. Hartland and Pinckney each had three.

Cooper Andrzejewski

► Schools: Bright

► Class: Senior

► Position: Outfielder

► Performance: Andrzejewski hit 10 home runs, becoming the second county player to reach double figures since 2011. He ranked second in the county with 38 RBI, batting .377 and driving in 34 runs. Andrzejewski was selected to the state second team.

Nolan Carruthers

► Schools: Pinkney

► Class: Junior

► Position: Outfielder

► Performance: Carruthers was first-team all-county in two sports this school year after being a repeat pick in football. The second-team all-state pick led the county with a .444 batting average, 41 stolen bases and 48 runs. He drove in 27 runs as a leadoff hitter.

Brayden Crowe

► Schools: Heartland

► Class: Junior

► Positions: Catcher, third baseman

► Performance: Crowe was batting .500 through the final six games of the season. His final average of .441 was third in the county. Crowe was also third in the county with 34 RBIs and first with 15 doubles. He drove in eight runs against Grandville on April 27 and had two five-hit games.

Andrew Everson

► Schools: Bright

► Class: Junior

► Position: Pitcher

► Performance: Everson led Livingston County in wins (7), strikeouts (69) and earned run average (0.82). He did not allow an earned run in four appearances (three starts) against rivals Hartland and Howell, and threw an eight-inning no-hitter against the Highlanders.

Driver Gregg

► Schools: Bright

► Class: Senior

► Position: Catcher

► Performance: Gregg was second-team all-state after hitting .372 with eight doubles, four triples and two homers. He hit a grand slam in the district championship game against South Lyon. Gregg was praised for his ability to lead a pitching staff that had a combined 2.09 ERA.

Daniel Hampton

► Schools: How much

► Class: Sophomores

► Position: Second baseman

► Performance: Hampton is a repeat first-team selection after falling a fraction of a point short of the county batting title with a .443 average. He led the county with five triples and was third with 13 doubles. Hampton drove in 25 runs and scored 26.

Evan McGlothin

► Schools: Pinkney

► Class: Junior

► Position: Catcher

► Performance: McGlothin is the only Livingston County player to make first-team all-state this season, the first Pirate to do so in 13 years. He finished fourth in the county with a .398 average, first with 39 RBIs, tied for second with 36 runs and tied for fifth with 10 doubles.

Small alley

► Schools: Bright

► Class: Senior

► Position: Outfielder

► Performance: Petit, a two-time first-team all-state hockey player, will play baseball at Schoolcraft College. He was second in the county with six homers, tied for third with three triples, fourth with 11 doubles and fourth with 31 RBIs. Petit batted .328.

Brady Quinn

► Schools: Heartland

► Class: Senior

► Position: Second baseman

► Performance: Quinn capped off an outstanding senior year by making the first team in baseball. He was selected to the county’s second team in football and received honorable mention in basketball. Quinn was Hartland’s second-leading hitter with a .365 average, scored 35 runs and stole 16 bases.

Braxton Resky

► Schools: Heartland

► Class: Senior

► Position: Third baseman

► Performance: Resky was Hartland’s third-leading hitter with a .339 batting average. He struck out only three batters in 79 at bats and allowed nine hits.

Owen Zylka

► Schools: Pinkney

► Class: Sophomores

► Position: Pitcher

► Performance: Zylka began the season on the junior varsity, but quickly became an ace for Pinckney once promoted to the varsity. He finished second in the county with a 1.14 ERA. Zylka threw a three-hit shutout against Chelsea in the district championship game.

SECOND TEAM

P, Parker Aten, Brighton, Sr.

P, Griffin Gonzalez, Fowlerville, Sr.

C, JT Thomas, Howell, Jr.

ALS, Hayden Beaver, Pinckney, Jr.

IF, Mikey Hatfield, Fowlerville, Sr.

IF, Nick Hoorn, Howell, Jr.

IF, Ryan Metz, Brighton, Sr.

VAN, Zach Cortez, Pinckney, Soph.

VAN, Brett Parris, Howell, Sr.

OF, Michael Zielinski, Hartland, Jr.

You, Landon Brown, Hartland, Sr.

HONORABLE MENTION

Bright: Dan Call (Sr.), Braeden Chiles (Sr.), Alex Larson (Father). Charyl Stockwell: Drew Goodwin (Jr.), Aspen Jendrusik (Jr.), Noah Piesko (Jr.). Fowlerville: Ryder Lukasik (Sr.), Pierce Pariseau (Sr.), Ryan Perras (Jr.), Brendan Ray (Sr.), Wyatt Soli (Jr.). Heartland: Michael Bernardi (sophomore), Justin Fisher (thirteen), Lucas Frack (thirteen). How much: Neko Hall (Jr.), Justin Jones (Jr.), Brandon Hamilton (Sr.). Pinckney: Landen Bauer (Jr.).

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